Compelling clarity with elegant citrus and sweet plum flavors that finishes with signature but subtle juniper and pine aromatics.

Milton Castellon
El Cedral, Santa Barbara (1670m)
Fully Washed Pacas

The remarkable clarity and precision of Las Nieves in the cup translates directly from its meticulous cultivation and pristine beauty on the farm as both a model expression of Santa Barbara pacas as well as setting it apart. This site is perched perfectly on the steep slopes of the cold mountain for rich, well-drained soil and exposure. Saint Frank has worked with this site-specific coffee for many years developing an intimate familiarity with the terroir and flavors of Las Nieves. They taste each day picking from the season separately to select lots to split between the La Terraza offering and the most compelling and individual expressions of the site to be offered as the final Las Nieves. 

Milton Castellon and his brother Alexi were the very first producer relationships for Saint Frank when their friend and partner Benjamin Paz from Beneficio San Vicente discovered their potential in 2012, intuitively matching the young startups together. Both began their ventures into specialty coffee together at the same time and in many ways have grown up together as coffee professionals. Las Nieves is a shining light and example for the typical small scale producers toward what is possible in coffee through deliberate and calculated investments in specialty coffee production and commitments through relational trading. Seeing both his farm and his family grow and develop together is one of the great joys for Saint Frank and inspires their work everywhere. This is relationship coffee at its best expression, living and thriving for one another to create something beautiful together for you.

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